Discussion Questions - Listening

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1. did when the What think read you you headline?


2. word you your images 'smell' hear mind are the when in What?


3. are and your why favourite smells What ,?


4. What you of do think perfume?


5. childhood you recollect What from smells your can?


6. How you about do nostalgic past often get the?


7. you your can of school smells remember elementary What?


8. Why important smell of sense the is?


9. good you a memory Do have?


10. earliest What's memory your?


11. Did like this you reading article?


12. word the hear you when of think you do What 'memory'?


13. you read think about What what do you?


14. is coffee bread smell better or of - Which brewing baking the?


15. world the in smell worst the What's?


16. worse odour breath is body bad Which – or?


17. to back go to like you would time in point What?


18. you of do think aromatherapy What?


19. smell What you with associate people would?


20. would to researchers questions like the What you ask?

Back to the smells lesson.

Smells - The 20 Questions

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'memory'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. Which is better - the smell of baking bread or brewing coffee?
  5. What's the worst smell in the world?
  6. Which is worse – body odour or bad breath?
  7. What point in time would you like to go back to?
  8. What do you think of aromatherapy?
  9. What smell would people associate with you?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. What did you think when you read the headline?
  2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'smell'?
  3. What are your favourite smells, and why?
  4. What do you think of perfume?
  5. What smells can you recollect from your childhood?
  6. How often do you get nostalgic about the past?
  7. What smells can you remember of your elementary school?
  8. Why is the sense of smell important?
  9. Do you have a good memory?
  10. What's your earliest memory?

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